60 Quotes by Ann Cooper

These extremely repressive amendments to the press law are a major blow to journalists in Nepal, who have worked tirelessly to preserve their livelihood, from a king who appears determined to destroy the independent press.

As far as we know the military has conducted full investigations into only a handful of incidents and made public its reports on just two of them,

This is simply unacceptable, ... Through these detentions the US military gives every impression that it is not accountable. That's a bad example to give the citizens of an emerging democracy.

This is simply unacceptable, ... Through these detentions the U.S. military gives every impression that it is not accountable. That's a bad example to give the citizens of an emerging democracy.

This is very important for Mexico and free expression, ... If some very serious headway is made in Mexico ... it would be seen as a shining example to the rest of the world.

This is a very serious charge with grave implications for the safety of media professionals. Refusing to address these reports in a substantive way only fuels suspicions.

They're held for months at a time, never charged.

It is outrageous that a journalist should be thrown into jail for investigating the behavior of public officials and held without due process.

It's an outrage and sad reflection of press freedom in Iraqi Kurdistan that Kamel Karim is imprisoned for expressing his opinion.